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  • BS EN 60849:1998

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    SOUND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-03-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1998

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope and object
        1.1 Scope
        1.2 Object
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 General system requirements
        4.1 Principal features
        4.2 Responsible person
        4.3 Priorities
    4.4 Safety requirements
    5 System technical requirements
        5.1 Speech intelligibility
        5.2 Automatic status indication
        5.3 Automatic fault monitoring
        5.4 Monitoring of software controlled equipment
        5.5 Interface with emergency detection system
        5.6 Secondary power supply
        5.7 Climatic and environmental conditions
        5.8 Marking and symbols for marking
        5.9 Electrical matching values
        5.10 Connectors
    6 Installation requirements
    7 System operation
        7.1 Instructions for operation
        7.2 Records to be kept
        7.3 Maintenance
    Annexes
    A (informative) Measurement of speech intelligibility
    B (normative) Measurement method
    C (informative) Attention drawing audible signals
    D (informative) Bibliography
    ZA Normative references to international publications with
    their corresponding European publications

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    Applicable to sound reinforcement and distribution systems for use in effecting a rapid and orderly mobilization of occupants in an indoor or outdoor area in an emergency situation. Applicable to systems using tone signals and to those with voice announcements for emergency purposes.

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    Committee GME/21
    Development Note Supersedes BS 7443(1991) & 96/210023 DC. Also numbered as IEC 60849. (12/2005) Superseded by BS EN 50849, but remains current and will be withdrawn on 30/09/2017. (03/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    HD 245.4 : 200S1 LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - SYMBOLS OF QUANTITIES TO BE USED FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINES
    IEC 61938 : 2.0 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS - GUIDE TO THE RECOMMENDED CHARACTERISTICS OF ANALOGUE INTERFACES TO ACHIEVE INTEROPERABILITY
    IEC 60068-1:2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
    EN 60065:2014/AC:2017-01 AUDIO, VIDEO AND SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60065:2014/COR2:2016)
    EN 60079-0:2012/A11:2013 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60079-0:2011, MODIFIED)
    IEC 60268-12:1987 Sound system equipment. Part 12: Application of connectors for broadcast and similar use
    EN 60068-1:2014 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
    ISO/TR 4870:1991 Acoustics The construction and calibration of speech intelligibility tests
    EN 60268-16:2011 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 16: OBJECTIVE RATING OF SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY BY SPEECH TRANSMISSION INDEX
    EN 60268-12:1995/A2:1995 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - APPLICATION OF CONNECTORS FOR BROADCAST AND SIMILAR USE
    IEC 60268-16:2011 Sound system equipment - Part 16: Objective rating of speech intelligibility by speech transmission index
    IEC 61938:2013 Multimedia systems - Guide to the recommended characteristics of analogue interfaces to achieve interoperability
    HD 245.3 : 200S3 LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - PART 3: LOGARITHMIC QUANTITIES AND UNITS
    HD 245.1 : 200S3 LETTER SYMBOLS TO BE USED IN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY - GENERAL
    EN 50014:1997/A2:1999 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    HD 243 : S12 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON EQUIPMENT - INDEX, SURVEY AND COMPILATION OF THE SINGLE SHEETS
    IEC 60268-11:1987 Sound system equipment. Part 11: Application of connectors for the interconnection of sound system components
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